Networker

Re: [Networker] Changing Security on Files/Folders Causes Large Backups

2009-11-18 12:10:34
Subject: Re: [Networker] Changing Security on Files/Folders Causes Large Backups
From: Davina Treiber <Davina.Treiber AT PEEVRO.CO DOT UK>
To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:04:36 +0000
tkutil wrote:
> I've noticed that every time I change security settings on files/folders on 
> my file servers Networker sees that as being modified and then includes that 
> file in the backup. Is that standard/normal? I would prefer to not have that 
> happen since I'm oftern changing security settings on large files stores.
> 

If this didn't happen then people would be complaining. I think that
people expect to be able to restore their data with the correct security
settings, and in order to do that they need to be backed up.

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